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Entries from April 2007

YouTube and the Billable Hour

April 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Have you ever billed a client for watching videos on YouTube? If this sounds too preposterous, consider this blog post from David Swanner, a South Carolina personal injury lawyer. David Swanner reports that his client was waiting to turn left at an intersection when a car driving in the opposite direction spun-out and [...]

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Tags: legal research · technology

Free Law and Business Classes

April 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

If you’re legal career took some unexpected detours and you’re wishing that you had taken that intellectual property class, it’s not too late. The MIT Sloan School of Management is offering some free online courses, including a few legal-oriented ones, such as Patents, Copyrights, and the Law of Intellectual Property. Or, if you [...]

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Tags: education

Florida Bar Inspired by Amazon.com

April 1st, 2007 · No Comments

Kevin O’Keefe points out that the Florida Bar took four years to propose a new rule regulating attorney web sites. Of course, we’re only hearing about this rule from a news article, so the actual text of the rule may differ. But, seriously, four years of brainstorming and the best they can come [...]

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Tags: florida · legal marketing